Eddie Butler RIP

[Darran]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/62919134

 

[Professor]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/62919134

Bit of a shock that. On a charity hike for prostate cancer in Peru.

 

[Niigata Jack]

Hell of a shock that, dear me.

RIP Eddie Butler, You will be missed

 

[Longlostjack]

Awful. Great player and commentator. RIP.

 

[Pegojack]

Shocking news. RIP Eddie.

 

[JustJack]

Devastating.

He could have done a voice over for paint drying and make it sound entertaining.

Should be front and centre of the Welsh news but as you can guess its not getting a sniff

 

[Niigata Jack]

Devastating.

He could have done a voice over for paint drying and make it sound entertaining.

Should be front and centre of the Welsh news but as you can guess its not getting a sniff

Headline News on BBC Wales and rightly so.

 

[Neath_Jack]

No age at all that.

Loved him commentating, especially alongside Brian Moore, superb.

Forget your bland football commentators, people like Eddie, or Bill McLaren, would knock spots off them for personality in game. I will certainly miss his dulcet tones during internationals.

RIP Ed.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

https://twitter.com/ProstateCymru/status/1570449567543398401?s=20&t=nb-FAGP1cRDk58rfuyvQcw

RIP Eddie.

 

[Trampie]

Very sad news, top player and a top commentator, RIP.

 

[WxmJax]

Heard Eddie's voice in the background while doing some housework. Stopped to hear what he was talking about. So sad, it wasn't what I expected. RIP Eddie.

I would watch a programme just because Eddie Butler was narrating it. He was that good.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

Who remembers this?? ...


https://youtu.be/FLyVfzpfbFw

 

[monmouth]

Agreed. He could make boring stuff watchable. Also part of 'that try' in 1999 with Bill McLaren. 'Who would you want kicking the conversion...that man'.

Good double act with Moore too, although I thought there was some friction there.

Rugby commentary has just got more bland

RIP

 

[JustJack]

Agreed. He could make boring stuff watchable. Also part of 'that try' in 1999 with Bill McLaren. 'Who would you want kicking the conversion...that man'.

Good double act with Moore too, although I thought there was some friction there.

Rugby commentary has just got more bland

RIP

https://twitter.com/brianmoore666/status/1570456555480547329

 

[Muteswan]

Such a great loss, his voice was perfect for commentary and his choice of words equally so.
RIP Eddie.